Punanai (Tamil: புனானை, romanized: Puṉāṉai; Sinhala: දොඹාපෙ, romanized: Dom̆bāpe; sometimes spelled Punani) is a small hamlet in Sri Lanka, made famous in 1920 by a man-eating leopard. This is reflected in the book titled "The Man-Eater of Punanai - A Journey of discovery to the jungles of old Ceylon", by Christopher Ondaatje.[1][2]

Punanai புனானை දොඹාපෙ
Village
Batticaloa Highway from Punanai
Punanai
Coordinates: 7°58′0″N 81°23′0″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Batticaloa
DS Division	Koralai Pattu West

References

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060714024958/http://www.manrecap.com/leopard.html
• Location of Punani - top center of map

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